The family of a woman who was killed in a freak collision involving a car and a Luas tram have secured €548,000, plus costs, under a settlement of their High Court action.

Yao Webster (35), pictured, was on her way to work in Usher's Island post office, and may have stopped to tie her lace, when the crash happened at the junction of Abbey Street and Jervis Street in Dublin.

A Luas tram, which was travelling on the red line towards Tallaght, was in collision with a silver BMW car coming from the direction of the quays at around 8.45am on April 7, 2014.

After the collision, the car spun out of control and into Mrs Webster, who was on the footpath outside the Leprechaun museum.

The car had broken a red light, Hugh O'Keeffe SC, for Robin Webster, husband of the deceased, told the court when asking it to approve a settlement of the proceedings.